Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: Am | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: TN | food: bpCi, biCv | class: |
| MRE = 0.034 | habitat: 0bFe | gender: Dtfm | order: |
| SMSE = 0.003 | embryo: Tl | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 80 | 84.86 | (0.06079) | d | age at birth | Wiki |
| tp | 2920 | 5024 | (0.7205) | d | time since birth at puberty | Wiki |
| am | 1.533e+04 | 1.533e+04 | (3.174e-05) | d | life span | AnAge |
| Lb | 24.5 | 24.65 | (0.006233) | cm | total length at birth | PereRang1995 |
| Lp | 150 | 150 | (0.000119) | cm | total length at puberty | Wiki |
| Li | 250 | 247 | (0.01209) | cm | ultimate total length for female | Wiki |
| Lim | 300 | 304.1 | (0.01375) | cm | ultimate total length for male | Wiki |
| Wwb | 46.2 | 43.36 | (0.06138) | g | wet weight at birth | PereRang1995 |
| Wwi | 4.85e+04 | 4.36e+04 | (0.101) | g | ultimate wet weight of female | Wiki |
| Wwim | 8.39e+04 | 8.354e+04 | (0.004332) | g | ultimate wet weight of male | Wiki |
| Ri | 0.08219 | 0.08221 | (0.0002611) | #/d | max reprod rate | Wiki |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.03979) | PereRang1995 |
| tW | ![]() | time since birth | weight | (0.1061) | PereRang1995 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Crocodylus moreletii | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.1466 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.8021 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| p_M | 18 | 3.05 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.0001152 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.7901 | - | growth efficiency |
| k | 0.3 | 0.3001 | - | maintenance ratio |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
- tp of roughly 7 till 8 yr in ignored, because of inconsistence with tL and Lp data
Facts
- temperature effects sex of neonate (Ref: ADW)
- the only crocodile known to be exclusively mound nesting (Ref: ADW)
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